• Title: Investigation
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• Genres: Comedy

Summary Investigation ()

Col tries to win points with Karin by showing her a piece of land owned by Council which would be perfect for an art gallery. He fails.

Col tries to win points with Karin by showing her a piece of land owned by Council which would be perfect for an art gallery. He fails. Karin is only going to be impressed with action. Col goes straight to see Greg to start some action, but Greg tells him that the Department of Local Government investigator, Joe Ventimiglia, is about to return to complete his inquiry into the performance of Arcadia Waters Council. George warns Col that a DA submitted by a friend of Karin's is for a site adjoining Col's own house, and it's a hostel for Down's Syndrome adults. Later, Col asks Victor, in confidence, for his professional real estate agent's opinion of the effect of a Down's Syndrome hostel on his property values. Victor points to the floor. A rumour that the investigator is only junior grade has Liz worried that he won't find anything. She'd really like him to discover the shady deal done by Greg with the blonde and sexy Marilyn Hennessy from the private childcare company. Greg has already ordered Liz not to have any conversations with Joe unless he is present. Col's neighbours raise a lot of intolerant objections to the Downs' Syndrome hostel. Col tells Lynton that he won't give in to such ignorance. They wouldn't object to something like six luxury townhouses. Later he meets Lynton at the art gallery site and suggests that a way around the public opposition might be to build the hostel on this piece of land. That would leave the block of land next to Col's house open for some other sort of development. The report from the Department of Local Government arrives and it is not good. It contains pages of accusations of malpractice and maladministration, all made by Biddy. In a Council meeting, Col makes a brave stand. He declares that the report is a ringing endorsement of everything Council is doing. The department has done its worst, sending its toughest investigator, and they've come up with nothing. After the meeting, he tells Karin about the site swap for the hostel. He adds that Lynton seemed very keen to take on the site next door to his house. And Lynton is going to build six luxury townhouses.

Synopsis Investigation ()